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I . crack [kræk] N

1. crack (fissure):

crack
тре́щина f
crack
щель f

2. crack (sharp sound):

crack of a rifle
треск m
crack of a breaking branch
хруст m
crack of the whip
щелчо́к m

3. crack inf (drug):

crack
кокаи́н m
crack
крэк m

4. crack (joke):

crack
хо́хма f
crack
шу́тка f

5. crack inf (attempt):

crack
попы́тка f

Phrases:

the crack of dawn
рассве́т m

II . crack [kræk] ADJ

III . crack [kræk] VB trans

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1. crack (break):

crack
раска́лывать

3. crack (resolve):

crack
разреша́ть

4. crack (hit):

crack
ударя́ть
crack knuckles
хрусте́ть
crack whip
щёлкать

IV . crack [kræk] VB intr

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2. crack (break down):

crack
разла́мываться

3. crack (make a sharp noise):

crack
скрежета́ть
crack
треща́ть

crack down VB intr

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crack up VB intr

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2. crack up (break down):

crack up car
разбива́ться
crack up business
разруша́ться

crack-up [ˈkrækʌp] N inf

1. crack-up (mental breakdown):

crack-up
не́рвный срыв m

2. crack-up (car crash):

crack-up
катастро́фа f

hairline crack N, hairline fracture N

Usage examples with crack

to crack a whip
щёлкать кнуто́м [или хлысто́м]
the crack of dawn
рассве́т m
to crack a joke
отпуска́ть шу́тку
to crack down on sb/sth
пристру́нивать
to be a hard nut to crack Brit
кре́пкий оре́шек m прен
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
стреля́ть из пу́шки по воробья́м
to give sb a fair crack of the whip
дать возмо́жность кому́-ли́бо преуспе́ть

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
You could hear the pop of the catcher's mitt and the crack of the bat loud and clear on what was a beautiful summer night.
montrealgazette.com
Soldiers work in small groups, with limited resources, to crack challenges that -- literally, in some cases -- are life-and-death matters.
www.ft.com
Seeing the poverty and how people just crack on.
www.independent.co.uk
It prevents a crack appearing in the plaster finish at a later date.
en.wikipedia.org
This can easily be used to crack down on employee theft.
en.wikipedia.org
The original front door was repaired and a crack fixed that had been previously sealed with nothing more than black tar.
en.wikipedia.org
At the site of the explosion, there is a Y-shaped crack in the ground with no apparent bottom.
en.wikipedia.org
If each additional layer contains less oil, the final painting will crack and peel.
en.wikipedia.org
These mismatch wedges open the crack, resulting in crack closure.
en.wikipedia.org
A later restorer glued and lined the resulting socket and crack with cloth.
en.wikipedia.org

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